eclipse plugin without nodes

[niederle]

Hi,

I'd like to create a plugin which offers functionality (KNIME dependent) to other plugins containing nodes. What is the best way to create such a plugin. If I use the KNIME wizard, I only get a plugin with a node. Would I simply remove unnecessary stuff?

Or would it make more sense to create a general plugin project but what would I select as target platform then, the Eclipse version? I've attached three screenshots how I think the configuration should look like but as it's pretty essential to set everything correct, I'd like to hear your opinion.

Thank's in advance!

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[thor]

You can simply remove the node (and its references in the plugin.xml) from the generated plug-in. Or create a new plug-in as you have shown in the screenshots and do not use a template at all in the last step. You don't need to worry about about target platforms, it is simply the KNIME SDK in which you are developing.